B.C. court rules part of dangerous-offender scheme violates
Newsbot @ Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:36 am
Title: B.C. court rules part of dangerous-offender scheme violates charter | 680News
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: Freakinoldguy
Date: 2014-11-25 10:22:59
Canadian
Freakinoldguy @ Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:36 am
This decision, rightly or wrongly brings up an interesting point. Why should an unelected official in a democratic country be able to force his own opinion on a popularly elected gov't by using a flawed document created by other unelected officials in his profession?
God help us. This country is being run by lawyers and because of their "Charter" we'll probably never be able to wrest power away from them and return it to the people we actually want to lead us.
Between judges and the unelected Senate this country is going to hell in a handcart. 
DrCaleb @ Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:04 pm
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
This decision, rightly or wrongly brings up an interesting point. Why should an unelected official in a democratic country be able to force his own opinion on a popularly elected gov't by using a flawed document created by other unelected officials in his profession?
God help us. This country is being run by lawyers and because of their "Charter" we'll probably never be able to wrest power away from them and return it to the people we actually want to lead us.
Between judges and the unelected Senate this country is going to hell in a handcart.
God help us. This country is being run by lawyers and because of their "Charter" we'll probably never be able to wrest power away from them and return it to the people we actually want to lead us.
Between judges and the unelected Senate this country is going to hell in a handcart.
All valid points to oppose gun control.
Freakinoldguy @ Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:15 pm
DrCaleb DrCaleb:
Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:
This decision, rightly or wrongly brings up an interesting point. Why should an unelected official in a democratic country be able to force his own opinion on a popularly elected gov't by using a flawed document created by other unelected officials in his profession?
God help us. This country is being run by lawyers and because of their "Charter" we'll probably never be able to wrest power away from them and return it to the people we actually want to lead us.
Between judges and the unelected Senate this country is going to hell in a handcart.
God help us. This country is being run by lawyers and because of their "Charter" we'll probably never be able to wrest power away from them and return it to the people we actually want to lead us.
Between judges and the unelected Senate this country is going to hell in a handcart.
All valid points to oppose gun control.
Agreed.
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uwish @ Wed Nov 26, 2014 1:25 pm
just another example of how the courts are out of sync with the average Canadian. Before the current sitting government, people were appalled at the revolving door justice system. Criminals convicted of serious offenses were back and doing it again, and again. It was so bad, I remember even our police chief making a comment on how bad it was in certain area's of Calgary.
Then, the government brings in mandatory minimums for serious offenders, people not having their first run in with criminality, then now the judges say they are refusing to administer sentencing accordingly. "Cruel and unusual punishment"
What a pile of BS. While I am not completely in support of elected judges, in certain circumstances, at least it would mandate they are listening to the mood of the public or they wouldn't get re-elected.